Biomedical Enterprise Program @ Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST)

If I could live anywhere in the world and go back to school for anything, I'd choose the Biomedical Enterprise Program @ Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). MIT recently launched their new Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). The Division of Health Sciences and Technology is IMES’ primary research program.

Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP)

This program prepares students to lead the transfer of new healthcare technologies from concept to product development to clinical adoption. Students take preclinical and engineering courses with other HST students and business courses at Sloan. They learn to address the needs of starting, growing, and managing a biomedical enterprise, and paired with a physician-scientist, complete a hands-on hospital-based clinical experience. Individuals who need training in both management and science pursue an SM from HST and either an MBA or SM from Sloan, while those who have already earned a graduate degree in management pursue an SM from HST.

Learn more here.

Center for Connected Health 2013 Summer Internship Program

Interested in the rapidly evolving world of health information technology and connected health care? How about mobile health and gadgets? You may want to consider the Center for Connected Health 2013 Summer Internship Program.

The Center for Connected Health in Boston is accepting applications for undergraduate and graduate student interns for summer 2013.

Interns will be members of an interdisciplinary research team comprised of clinicians, social and behavioral scientists, public health and health IT professionals. Interns will participate in day-to-day Center activities, including meetings with collaborators from affiliate institutions, other Partners centers, and corporate sponsors. Application deadline is March 11 at 12:00 pm ET.

Learn more about the  2013 Summer Internship Program here.

The Physician-MBA & Occupational Medicine

What does the MD/MBA have in common with the world of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)? Read this Harvard School of Public Health newsletter publication titled, "The Physician-MBA & Occupational Medicine." The Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program at Harvard recognizes a number of MD/MBA graduates (they also have an MPH because you get an MPH as a part of the residency in preventive medicine) in this newsletter.

Leadership for Physician Executives

The course "Leadership for Physician Executives" is presented by Harvard Medical School's Department of Continuing Education and The Levinson Institute.

In this seminar, physician-leaders examine the implications of new and different kinds of power and recognition, changes in ethics and values, and changes in relations with colleagues and others. Participants confront problems in motivation, decision making, conflict resolution, stress, change, and the leadership dilemma of being accountable for others.

Key Outcomes

• Greater understanding of yourself, your direct reports, and others;
• Knowledge to manage people—physicians and non-physicians—more effectively;
• Solid understanding of how to take charge and lead change in healthcare environments; and
• Skills in becoming a performance-driven, vigilant, and accountable physician-leader.

The next course is scheduled for April 7-12, 2013. You can learn more here.

MIT and Harvard recently announced edX

Online education has reached a new level recently. Plus, the business model behind education may be facing some disruptive innovation because of edX.

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners.

EdX is a joint partnership between The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX will offer Harvard and MIT classes online for free. Through this partnership, the institutions aim to extend their collective reach to build a global community of online learners and to improve education for everyone.

EdX is a Cambridge-based not-for-profit, equally owned and funded by Harvard and MIT. The first set of courses will be announced in the summer and will begin in the Fall 2012.

Learn more about edX here.

Leadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

"Leadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech" is an executive program offered by Harvard Business School this spring. Here is some additional information regarding this program:

Revolutions in technology, markets, and government policy are transforming the playing field for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. This program prepares high-potential executives to become better managers and leaders—and lays a foundation for strategically positioning their companies for a world of change.

What You Can Expect
Created to enhance individual leadership capacity and boost corporate performance, this leadership development program enables participants to evaluate alternative business models, competitive strategies, and financial approaches, as well as explore issues ranging from profitability, organizational change, and intellectual property to global distribution.

9th Annual Healthcare Conference at Harvard Business School

9th Annual Healthcare Conference at Harvard Business School
Saturday, February 4th, 2012 (Register before 12/31)

Come network and discuss The Future of Healthcare: Innovative Business Models with senior business and thought leaders at the 2012 Healthcare Conference at Harvard Business School (agenda). Keynote speakers include Bill Crounse (Senior Director of Worldwide Health at Microsoft), Lawrence Culp (President and CEO of Danaher), and Karen Ignagni (President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans).

Panel topics include biotech/pharma, device/diagnostics, entrepreneurship/venture capital, global health, health IT, and payer/provider. You can interact with company representatives at networking sessions and a career fair, including sponsors Athena Health, Cardinal Partners, Danaher, Deloitte, Genentech, Health Advances, Lilly, Medtronic, and Tenet.

Value-Based Health Care Delivery Intensive Seminar

Based at the Harvard Business School, the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness is dedicated to the study of competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions, and cities; and the relationship between competition and society. The Institute seeks to develop new theory, assemble bodies of data to test and apply the theory, and disseminate its ideas widely to scholars and practitioners in business, government, and non-governmental organizations such as universities, economic development organizations, and foundations.

The Institute is led by Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor. The Institute is dedicated to deepening, extending, and disseminating the body of research that Professor Porter has pioneered over the last two decades.

SJU/HBS Roundtable: Pharmaceutical Sustainability

Tonight, Saint Joseph’s University/ Harvard Business School Health Industry Alumni Association is holding a roundtable discussion titled, "Why are People Still the Most Important Asset for a Pharmaceutical Firm’s Sustainability?"

Scan nearly any pharmaceutical company's annual report for the past five years and three strategic themes are usually conveyed: transformation of current operations, growth in emerging markets, and innovation for new products/services. While processes and systems are factors in supporting these remits, a firm's purposely-engaged staff is the critical element that ultimately drives long-term sustainability. To hear the latest insights on how a few firms are tapping into innovative human-capital management ideas, join us on October 27, 2011 at Saint Joseph's University, located at the corner of City Avenue and N. 54th Street in Philadelphia,

Learn more here.

Upcoming Harvard Coaching Conference

Author: Heather Fork, MD, CPCC

If you are interested in Wellness or Leadership Coaching, consider attending the upcoming conference presented by the Institute of Coaching at Harvard:

Fourth Annual Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference

Date: October 21-21, 2011
Location: Boston Massachusetts

This is a great opportunity to find out more about the field of coaching and network with coaches experienced in wellness and lifestyle medicine coaching.

The following is from the Institute of Coaching’s website:
“This year we will have four tracks:

1. Leadership
2. Positive Psychology
3. Health & Wellness
4. Advanced Coaching Practice

I'll be speaking at the 2011 Connected Health Symposium - Boston October 20-21

I hope to see you in Boston for the 2011 Connected Health Symposium - Boston October 20-21

I'll be speaking on a panel titled, "Expert panel #5: Facebooking Health: Scouting Out the Latest Trends in Online Patient Communities and Social Media"

Moderator: Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, Assistant Professor, Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
- John Brownstein, PhD, Research Faculty, Children's Hospital Boston; Director, Computational Epidemiology Group, Informatics Program, Children's Hospital Boston
- Chris Cartter, General Manager, MeYou Health
- Tara Cousineau, PhD, Founder and CEO, BodiMojo
- Joseph Kim, MD, President of Medical Communications Media

I'm really looking forward to this conference. If you'll be attending, please make sure to say hello.

Learn more about the 2011 Connected Health Symposium here.

Founded in 1995 by Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals, the Center for Connected Health develops new strategies to move health care from the hospital and doctor's office into the day-to-day lives of patients. Leveraging information technology -- cell phones, computers, networked devices and simple remote monitoring tools -- the Center helps providers and patients manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes.

Entrepreneurship Executive Education at Harvard Business School

Interested in entrepreneurial executive education? If you live in the Boston area, perhaps you should consider taking these courses at Harvard Business School:

Building New Businesses in Established Organizations
July 17–21, 2011 (HBS Campus)
Learn how large organizations can drive growth by developing a business portfolio with mature product/service lines and internal start-ups. This program helps you develop new organizations while managing day-to-day business. You'll explore the entrepreneurial mindset, processes, corporate resources, and leadership skills needed to drive innovation and ensure the success of new initiatives.

Launching New Ventures
February 19–24, 2012 (HBS Campus)
Develop the diverse skills required to transform a new business opportunity into a successful company in today's business environment. Focusing on the challenges facing entrepreneurs in small-to-midsize companies, this program helps you make sound investment and management decisions, build a strong team, exploit disruptive opportunities, define new business initiatives, and sell your concept to investors, partners, and other parties.

Harvard Public Health and Technology Annual Conference

The next five years will bear witness to major changes in our nation's healthcare system. These changes will be expensive, expansive, painful to implement and yet, entirely necessary. A key component of the overhaul will be through the implementation of health information technology, most notably the Electronic Health Record and Personal Health Record.

In an effort to further understand where the nation is in Health IT and to lay out a vision for the future that is grounded in the challenges ahead, the HSPH Public Health and Technology Student Forum is hosting a one-day conference, titled "Enabling the Adoption of HIT to Transform Patient Care". Please join us for this special event, to be held on April 25, 2011 at the historic Harvard Club of Boston. The morning keynote will be given by Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health IT, who will speak about the vision for modernizing health care delivery. In the afternoon, Dr. David W. Bates, Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, will offer solutions for using health IT to change the way organizations approach patient safety.

MBAs from Harvard, Wharton and Columbia: Alumni Panel Discussion

MBA Fair New York

Saturday, February 19th, 2pm - 6pm
Hilton New York - Avenue of the Americas

• Meet face-to-face with the MBA admissions officers and alumni of the world's top business schools
• Attend GMAT and Admissions Strategy Workshop
• Apply US$ 1,600,000+ of exclusive scholarships | Careers Panel with MBA recruiters / alumni

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Workshop type:Panel Discussion
Institution :Admissions Directors from USC Moore, Cornell, INSEAD, Melbourne, IE and Manchester Business School
Presenter(s):QS World MBA Tour Team Member

MIT/Harvard Virtual Grad School Fair

Interested in Attending Graduate School? Register for the MIT/Harvard Virtual Grad School Fair

Virtual Grad School Fair
Dates: October 27-28, 2010

Students and Alumni are invited to attend the Virtual Grad School Fair, a unique virtual event that helps students and alumni meet potential graduate schools in an efficient, environmentally-conscious way.

“The university’s commitment to sustainability is clear by providing a more sustainable strategy that leverages the power of the internet to help grad schools connect with technology-efficient students/alumni and a greener generation.”

Why Participate?

* Connect with universities/graduate schools without ever leaving your computer
* Avoid waiting in long lines and spending time on-campus
* Meet university representative who may not attend on-site events

Learn more here: http://www.gradschools.careereco.net/

Attend a CareerEco virtual career fair

You can attend a virtual career fair by sitting in front of your computer and interacting with people online.

There's a virtual career fair for MIT and Harvard October 27 & 28, 2010. You can learn more here: http://gradschools.careereco.net

Students and Alumni are invited to attend the Virtual Grad School Fair, a unique virtual event that helps students and alumni meet potential graduate schools in an efficient, environmentally-conscious way.

“The university’s commitment to sustainability is clear by providing a more sustainable strategy that leverages the power of the internet to help grad schools connect with technology-efficient students/alumni and a greener generation.”

CareerEco is a virtual recruiting platform and talent community for individuals and employers who embrace the power of technology & innovation, the value of relationships, the importance of the environment, the concept of managing according to a triple bottom-line, and the objective of long-term sustainability.

Average salary for a Harvard MBA graduate: $114,400

Here's some interesting data. The average base salary for a Harvard MBA graduate in 2009 was $114,400. The average signing bonus was $20,000.

What if we broke that down by job function? 

Function (Class of 2009)	%	Median Base Salary
Business Development	8%	$100,000
Consulting	28%	$125,000
Finance	32%	$110,000
General Management	16%	$105,000
Marketing	9%	$97,000
Strategic Planning	4%	$109,000
Other	3%	$97,500

What if we broke that down by industry?

Industry (Class of 2009)	%	Median Base Salary

Consulting	26%	$125,000
Entertainment/Media	4%	$104,000
Financial Services	31%	$110,000
Non-Profit/Government	7%	$90,000
Retail	3%	$105,000
Other Services (incl. Real Estate)	2%	$100,000
Healthcare	7%	$105,000
Consumer Products	5%	$95,000
Manufacturing	8%	$112,500
Technology	7%	$110,000

A full-time MBA at Harvard takes 2 years. However, most full-time MBA students have a few years of working experience before they go to business school. Regardless, the long path to medicine probably doesn't make much sense if you're aiming to make 6 figures before you're in your mid-to-late twenties

McKinsey & Company - Careers for MDs

Here's an email that I recently received about physician career opportunities with McKinsey & Company:

A CAREER WITH McKINSEY & COMPANY
McKinsey & Company is a management consulting firm that advises senior management of the world's leading organizations on issues of strategy, organization, technology and operations. People join us from a wide range of disciplines, and you'll find that we're more interested in your achievements than your particular area of studies. Working with us, you will gain exposure to a diverse range of industry sectors and business issues that will not only enhance your career options, but also accelerate your personal development.

So, if you like the idea of a career alternative that will stimulate and challenge you, along with the opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a supportive, team-based environment, please join us for our presentation.

Please visit our website at www.apd.mckinsey.com to learn more about us. The website features profiles of consultants with backgrounds similar to your own, information about selection criteria, application tips, and the online application form.

McKinsey & Company is hosting upcoming presentations for MDs, interns, residents and fellows:

Date - Wednesday, August 11th
Harvard Medical School
Time - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location - TMED (Tosteson Medical Education Center), Carl Walter Amphitheater, 260 Longwood Avenue
RSVP @: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HMSPresentation

Date - Tuesday, August 31
UCSF Parnassus
Time - 5:30PM-7:30PM
Location - Millberry Union, Golden Gate Room - http://www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/conference/maps/
RSVP @ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C5X7N83

MD/MBA Careers in Academic Medical Centers

This morning at the Association of MD/MBA Programs (AMMP) 8th Annual Conference, Peter Slavin, MD, MBA (President of Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School) gave a great presentation about health care management this morning.

He started his presentation by emphasizing the importance of work/life balance. We all need to be reminded of that, don't we?

So, here are some of the key management challenges:

• Operations
• Finances
• Quality/patient safety
• Research
• Education
• Public policy

He went into 3 case studies and I'll highlight some of the points from these case studies:

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If I could recommend a single business magazine, it would be Harvard Business Review. I'm not biased since I went to MIT. Technology Review is a great magazine, but you won't find the type of business content that you'll find on Harvard Business Review.

I find myself more interested in business these days. This is one of the main reasons why I'm seriously thinking about business school. I just wish I had more time to keep up with my family, my side ventures, and everything else. If I were to add business school to my life right now, something would have to give. So, for now I will read business magazines and listen to business school podcasts during my drive to and from work.